Hinged cover construction for a water closet

ABSTRACT

A HINGED COVER CONSTRUCTION FOR A WATER CLOSET IN WHICH STATIONARY BRACKETS MOUNTED ADJACENT THE BOWL ARE PROVIDED WITH TRACTS EXTENDING BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE BOWL ON WHICH HINGE SUPPORTING BRACKETS ARE MOUNTED. A HINGE PIN SUPPORTED BY THE HINGE SUPPORTING BRACKETS MOVES TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE TANK BETWEEN A NORMAL POSITION ADJACENT THE TANK AND AN ADVANCED POSITION SPACED FROM THE TANK. A LOWER COVER AND AN UPPER COVER ARE PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE HINGE PIN A RESILIENT CUSHION IS MOUNTED ON THE LOWER COVER. THE COVERS SWINGS BETWEEN A LOWERED POSITION IN WHICH THE BOTTOM COVER IS SUPPORTED ON THE UPPER EDGE OF THE BOWL AND UPPER COVER RESTS ON THE CUSHION AND A RAISED POSITION IN WHICH THE COVERS LEAN AGAINST THE TANK IN STABLE POSITION WHEN THE HINGE SUPPORTING BRACKETS ARE IN ADVANCED POSITION.

Oct. 19, 1971 G. w. BLOUNT 3,613,129

HINGED COVER CONSTRUCTION FOR A WATER CLOSET Filed Dec. 22, 1969 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVBN OR, 2/ 3/ .29 El i GEORGE w. BLO T 12 7174 MW 17 I if VII/[IA J2 muons VGOVER CONSTRUCTION FOR A WATER CLOSET Filed Dec. 22, 1969 G. W. BLOUNT Oct. 19, 1971 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. GEORGE W. BLOUNT ATTOINEYS' United States Patent 01 fice 3,613,129 Patented Oct. 19, 1971 3,613,129 HINGED COVER CONSTRUCTION FOR A WATER CLOSET George W. Blount, 171 Lakeview Drive, Middletown, Ohio 45042 Filed Dec. 22, 1969, Ser. No. 887,129 Int. Cl. A44k 13/12 U.S. Cl. 4236 6 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A hinged cover construction for a water closet in which stationary brackets mounted adjacent the bowl are provided with tracks extending between the tank and the bowl on which hinge supporting brackets are mounted. A hinge pin supported by the hinge supporting brackets moves toward and away from the tank between a normal position adjacent the tank and an advanced position spaced from the tank. A lower cover and an upper cover are pivotally mounted on the hinge pin. A resilient cushion is mounted on the lower cover. The covers swings between a lowered position in which the bottom cover is supported on an upper edge of the bowl and the upper cover rests on the cushion and a raised position in which the covers lean against the tank in stable position when the hinge supporting brackets are in advanced position.

This invention relates to a cover construction for a water closet or the like.

An object of this invention is to provide a cushioned seat for a water closet.

A further object of this invention is to provide a hinge construction for covers of a water closet which permits upward swinging of the covers to a stable position free of the bowl of the water closet.

Briefly, this invention provides a water closet cover construction in which a resilient pad of rubber-like material is mounted on a bottom cover therefor. Covers of the water closet are hinged on a pivot which can be moved away from the tank thereof to a position at which the covers lean against the tank in stable position. The pivot is mounted on a sliding frame which can be moved to a position adjacent the tank when the covers are in a lowered or normal position.

The above and other objects and features of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains from the following detailed description and the drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a water closet provided with covers constructed in accordance with an embodiment of this invention, the covers being shown in lowered position;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the water closet shown in FIG. 1 with an upper cover thereof in raised position;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the water closet shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 with upper and lower covers both in raised position;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary plan view on an enlarged scale of the water closet with both covers in lowered position;

FIG. 5 is a view in section taken on the line 55 in FIG. 4, a released position of a stop member being shown in dot-dash lines;

FIG. 6 is a view in section taken on the same line as FIG. 5 but showing both covers in raised position;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary exploded view showing hinge supporting brackets of the water closet illustrated in FIGS. 1-6 inclusive;

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of the hinge supporting brackets shown in FIG. 7 in assembled relation;

FIG. 9 is a view in section taken on the line 9-9 in FIG. 7; and

FIG. 10 is a fragmentary view in section taken on the line 1010 in FIG. 4.

In the following detailed description and the drawings, like reference characters indicate like parts.

In FIGS. 1-3 inclusive is shown a water closet 20 which includes a bowl 21 and a tank 22 mounted on a rearward extension 23 of the bowl in usual fashion. An upper face 24 of the extension 23 is horizontal and is provided wth upright bores 26 and 27 (FIG. 4) of usual form. Stationary brackets 28 and 29 are mounted on the upper face 24 of the extension 23 at the bores 26 and 27, respectively. The stationary brackets 28 and 29 are identical in construction, and only the bracket 28 will be discussed in detail. As shown in FIG. 7, the bracket 28 includes a body 31 which carries a threaded bolt portion 32 which is received in the bore 26 and an extension portion 33 which extends normally to the bolt portion 32 and carries a T-shaped track 34. A slot 36 is provided at an outer end of the track 34 between the track 34 and the body 31. Upright stops 37 and 38 (FIG. 9) are provided at the inner end of the track 34. A transverse socket 39 (FIG. 7) is provided in the body 31. The transverse socket 39 receives a pivot pin 40 (FIG. 4) on which one arm 41 (FIG. 4) of a generally U-shaped stop member 42 is pivoted. The other arm 43 of the stop member 42 is pivotally mounted on a pivot pin 44 supported by the stationary bracket 29, and the stop member 42 can swing between a raised position shown at 42 in FIG. 5 and a lowered position shown in FIGS. 4 and 8 in which a cross bar portion 45 thereof is received in the slot 36 of the bracket 28 and in a similar slot 36 of the bracket 29.

A hinge or pivot pin 46 (FIGS. 4, 5, and 8) is S pported by sliding upright hinge supporting brackets 47 and 48 (FIG. 4). The brackets 47 and 48 are of similar construction and only the bracket 47 will be described in detail. The pivot pin 46 is supported adjacent an upper end of the bracket 47 as shown in FIG. 7. Adjacent the lower end of the bracket 47 is a T-shaped slot 49 which releasably receives the track 34. A stabilizing flange 51 on the bracket 47 rests on the track 34 to stabilize the bracket 47 when in a normal position as shown in FIG. 5. The stop member 42 normally prevents release of the bracket 47 from the track 34. However, the stop member 42 can be swung up to the dot-dash line position 42 to permit release of the bracket 47 from the track 34. The bracket 47 can slide along the track 34 between the normal position shown in FIG. 5 in which the bracket 47 is adjacent the tank 22 and a position shown in FIG. 6 in which the bracket 47 is spaced from the tank 22. L-shaped brackets 53 and 54 (FIG. 4) which support an annular lower cover 56 and brackets 57 and 58 which support an upper cover 59 are pivotally mounted on the hinge pin 46. An annular resilient seat pad 61 of foam rubber or the like or other soft cushion material is mounted on the bottom cover 56. Resilient bumper members 60 (FIGS. 3 and 5) mounted on the underside of the bottom cover 56 can rest on the top of the walls of the bowl 21 when the lower cover is in lowered or normal position as shown in FIG. 5. The covers 56 and 59 are spaced much further than in cover constructions which have no such resilient pad. The upper cover 59 can be swung upwardly to lean against the tank 22 as shown in FIG. 2 when the hinge pin 46 is in normal position and is supported in stable leaning position. However, when both the covers are to be swung upwardly and out of normal position, the brackets 47 and 48 are moved 3 to the FIGS. 5 and 6 position at which both the upper cover 59 and the lower cover 56 can be swung upwardly to lean against the tank 22 as shown in FIG. 3 in stable leaning position. When it is desired to remove the assembly of covers 56 and 59, the hinge pin 46, and the brackets 47 and 48, the stop member 42 is swung upwardly to the dot-dash line position 42' of FIG. 5 and the brackets 47 and 4 8 can be slid off the track 34-at the slots 36 and 36' at Which the brackets 47 and 48 can come free of the stationary brackets 28 and 29. The upright stops 37 and 38 (FIG. 9) prevent the brackets 47 and 48 from sliding off opposite ends of the tracks 34.

The cover construction shown in the drawings and described above is subject to structural modification without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A hinged cover construction for a water closet which includes a bowl and a tank mounted adjacent the bowl, said construction comprising stationary brackets mounted adjacent the bowl, tracks on the stationary brackets X- tending between the tank and the bowl, hinge supporting brackets mounted on the tracks and capable of being slid toward and away from the tank between a normal position adjacent the tank and an advanced position spaced from the tank, a hinge pin supported by the hinge supporting brackets, a lower cover and an upper cover pivotally mounted on the hinge pin, and a resilient seat pad mounted on the lowercover, the covers swinging between a lowered position in which the lower cover is supported on an upper edge of the bowl and the upper cover rests on the cushion and a raised position in which the covers lean against the tank in stable position when the hinge supporting brackets are in advanced position.

2. A hinged cover construction for a water closet as in claim 1 wherein there is a slot in each track, and the hinge supporting brackets are removable from the tracks through the slots.

3. A hinged cover construction for a water closet as in claim 2 wherein a stop member is pivotally supported on the stationary brackets and is advanceable intoand out of the slots, the stop member preventing release of 4 the hinge supporting brackets from the stationary brackets when the stop member is in the slots.

4. A hinged cover construction for a water closet which includes a bowl and a tank mounted adjacent the bowl, said construction comprising stationary brackets mounted adjacent the bowl, tracks on the stationary brackets extending between the tank and the bowl, hinge supporting brackets mounted on the tracks and capable of being slid toward and away from the tank, a hinge pin Supported by the hinge supporting brackets, a lower cover pivotally mounted on the hinge pin, and an upper cover pivotally mounted on the hinge pin, there being a slot in each track, the hinge supporting brackets being removable from the tracks through the slots.

5. A hinged cover construction for a water closet as in claim 4 wherein a stop member is pivotally supported on the stationary brackets and is advanceable into and out of the slots, the stop member preventing release of the hinge supporting brackets from the stationary brackets when the stop member is in the slots.

6. A cover construction for a water closet Which includes a bowl and a tank mounted adjacent the bowl, said construction comprising stationary brackets mounted adjacent the bowl, tracks on the stationary brackets extending between the tank and the bowl, movable brackets mounted on the tracks and capable of being slid toward and away from the tank, a pin supported by the movable brackets, and a cover mounted on the pin, there being a slot in each track, the movable brackets being removable from the tracks through the slots together with the cover.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 47,509 5/1865 Bagley 4-236X 548,907 10/1895 Cahill 4-236 FOREIGN PATENTS 345,381 11/1904 France 4 240 LAVERNE D. GEIGER, Primary Examiner D. B. MASSENBERG, Assistant Examiner 

